The Pearl River is a composite water system formed by the convergence of the Xijiang River, the Beijiang River, the Dongjiang River and the the Pearl River Delta. It generally takes the upper source of the Xijiang River as its source, originates from the Maxong Mountain of the Wumeng Mountain system in the the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, flows through six provinces (regions) of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi and the northern part of Vietnam, forming the characteristics of numerous tributaries and diverse waterways, and flows into a network of river areas in the downstream delta, passing through Humen, Jiaomen, Hongqimen (Li), Hengmen, Modaomen, Jitimen, Hutiaomen, Hutiaomen and Yaya distributed in six cities and counties in Guangdong Province. It flows into the South China Sea.
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